I don’t consider myself an anxious person.
Yet lately, there’s been a faint thrum in the background of my heart – a low hum of worry about the future, the state of the world, my children, money, purpose, the high winds and no snow.
Sometimes I’m not sure if I’m personally anxious or just picking up the collective swirl.
I’m a big believer in feeling your feelings. One of my true gifts is breaking down exactly how to do that.
Breathing.
Calling forward the anxious part.
Inviting in the grounded, steady one.
Staying with sensation, not story.
All of that – I know how to do. And I do it.
Recently, while reading Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson, one sentence stopped me (paraphrased here):
Anxiety is Spirit trying to get your attention when you’re not listening.
Click. Something inside me softened.
What if this wasn’t “just” emotion sharing valuable information?
What if it was Spirit reaching for me?
So I dropped in – into my body, my breath, my inner vision – and welcomed the anxious.
Then another passage from the book surfaced, about Inanna – the Sumerian goddess who descends into the underworld to rescue her sister.
At each gate, she must remove a layer of clothing… or a layer of self. I know that descent well.
That heavy, constricted, hopeless space where it feels like it will never end.
But this time was different.
This time, I knew it was purposeful.
That walking through the anxious (or any other constricted feeling) was the path back to the light.
After my most recent power journey to Egypt, I came home with the most visceral bliss in my heart.
It felt like a reward for decades of spiritual work – like my soul was singing right inside my body.
That joy stayed with me through re-entry – clients, kids, bills, life.
Then the holidays hit. It faded a bit. I didn’t listen to my body’s call to slow down. I got sick.
During my end-of-year ritual, sheepskin beneath me, I reread my journal. Grief passed through. Confusion. Old stories. That same mild anxiety about all that’s shifting – inside and out.
And then… the gift.
Sitting on my couch on Solstice, sunlight pouring through the window, I breathed into the descent.
And the bliss returned.
I hadn’t lost it.
I wasn’t doing it wrong.
I was remembering.
That I’m not meant to live in one constant state – anxious or blissful.
That it’s natural, healthy and needed to embrace times of rest and reflection.
I’m meant to ride the elevator of emotion and energy, trusting the rhythm.
Bringing Love (another way to describe Spirit in my book) into the crusty tight corners of my mind and heart.
Knowing I can find my way back to center. Again and again.
You can find your way back to center, again and again.
That the light always follows the darkness.
I’m sharing this glimpse into my inner world because so many of my clients tell me that the biggest external shifts in their lives and work have come from learning how to tend to their emotion, Spirit and inner world.
How to meet the shadow and discomfort.
How to listen to Spirit in their own intuitive “language.”
How to trust their own rhythms and cycles.
This winter, I’m pulled to rest. To sleep more. Reflect more. Bank the coals of my inner fire in preparation for next year.
I’m so excited for the clarity that’s here and for what I’ll be inviting you into in 2026. (Really excited!)
And I’m learning to reassure my inner “manager” that the time for productivity will return.
For now? Body. Breath. Warm blankets. Slow mornings. Trust. Family time. Love of what is.
May this season be as revealing for you as it has been for me.
May you find moments of rest and bliss in the midst of the holidays.
We are creating a new world order and you are a part of this feminine revolution!
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Meghan Gilroy is a shamanic healer and spiritual mentor who helps women answer their soul’s calling, amplify their sacred light, and create a lit-up life that uplifts the world. Rooted in the teachings of don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, she blends timeless feminine wisdom with modern spiritual practices to spark transformation in individuals, families, and communities.
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